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Chuck Hagel took his first trip abroad as defense secretary to Afghanistan this past weekend, and some things did not go as planned.

There are several daytime talk shows starting up, featuring Katie Couric, Steve Harvey and Ricki Lake, among others. TV critic Eric Deggans says they are all still jockeying to be the next Oprah — but there probably won't be another Oprah.

Iraq's government is waging a costly war with the Islamic State while dealing with falling oil prices, millions of displaced citizens and staggering rebuilding costs.

Racial tensions are high in Rapid City, S.D., as police investigate an incident where white men allegedly shouted racial slurs and dumped beer on a group of Native Americans at a recent hockey game.

The French are voting in regional elections. Voting last week put the far-right party, National Front, in the lead. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with French political scientist Nicole Bacharan.

People displaced by the deadly fire in and around the town of Paradise debate whether they should rebuild. A husband and wife whose home was destroyed have opposite opinions.

The court ruled Monday in a case asking whether family-owned businesses that offer employees health insurance must include contraception in their plans if they object to some forms of it.

It's typically a holy month of reflection for Muslims, but Iraqis face a bleak Ramadan this year. Extremists have taken over much of the country and show no sign of easing their fighting.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. John Heaton, president and chief medical officer of LCMC Health, about the state of the system's hospitals post-Hurricane Ida.

Until recently, Corey Lewandowski was an obscure political operative. Now, he's engineered wins in South Carolina and New Hampshire for Trump's once-implausible presidential campaigns.

Is software code speech? Apple says that it is, in its motion to vacate a federal judge's order requiring the company to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

Protests against the Taliban takeover have spread to more provinces in Afghanistan. With a humanitarian crisis rising, thousands gather at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the country.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update on the efforts of U.S. forces to evacuate thousands from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Russia has been provisionally suspended by international track and field's governing body. The decision could keep Russian athletes out of next year's Olympic Games in Brazil.

The so-called Islamic State is raking in millions selling oil to smugglers. The U.S. is working to undermine the militant group's finances by interrupting oil sales and punishing companies that purchase crude from them.

Many of the canines that have flocked to Manhattan are staying at the Hotel Pennsylvania. And there the pooches are treated like VIPs — very important pooches, that is. From spinach pizza to a doggie concierge, it's a pampered life for a show dog.

The former senior adviser to President Obama suggested the Democratic presidential nominee should work with, not against, the press in an effort to be more transparent.

American defense officials said Friday that U.S. planes hit an Islamic State training camp and a senior extremist leader in Libya overnight. As many as 60 people were killed.

This spring, the historic Oregon's Pine Creek Ranch becomes federally protected wilderness, and back country volunteers are tearing down the miles of rusty barbed wire surrounding the land.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Loretta Lynch's nomination to be the next U.S. Attorney General on Thursday. Next stop: a full Senate vote on confirmation.

With a tentative deal between lawmakers and unions, California's poised to become the first state with a $15 minimum wage. The move avoids a ballot measure that would have required a faster increase.

Sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby are now part of a political campaign. In a race for district attorney in Pennsylvania, candidates are blaming the other for ignoring victims.

New Hampshire is the only state in New England not to have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, but a proposal before state lawmakers there could change that.

Citing reports by NPR and Colorado Public Radio, 12 senators want the Army to investigate the discharges of tens of thousands of troops with mental health disorders.

UN agencies and other aid groups say they're staying in Afghanistan. There are concerns about the safety of Afghans working for international organizations, since few believe the Taliban's assurances.